George P. Edwards
PhotographerPhotographed by
S. H. Waite
American, 1832 - 1906
Date1862-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/8in. (8.9 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/8in. (8.9 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.2 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/8in. (8.9 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.2 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man with a mustache. He is wearing a coat, vest, and shirt.
Object number2012.233.60
InscribedOn recto, lower left, in black ink, "Yours Truly/Geo P Edwards/Co A 21st Conn Vols"On verso, lower left, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: George P. Edwards was from Hartford, Connecticut. He enlisted on July 12, 1862 and was mustered into the Twenty-first Regiment Infantry Company A as First Sergeant on September 5, 1862. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant in Company C on September 16, 1862. He was promoted on November 8, 1862 to First Lieutenant in Company B. He resigned on February 23, 1863. He re-enlisted on July 6, 1865 and was mustered into the Eigth Regiment Infantry Company E on July 28, 1865 as a First Lieutenant. He was mustered out on December 12, 1865. (Ruocco, 04/14/2012)
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewS. H. Waite